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Returning, not departing,
My steps are homeward bound;
I quit the land of strangers,
For home on native ground.
I’m leaving only shadows
For what is true and good:
I must not, can not, linger;
I would not, though I could.
This is not death’s dark portal—
Life’s golden gate to me
Link after link is broken,
And I at last am free.
Jesus, thou wilt receive me,
And welcome me above;
This sunshine, which now fills me,
Is thine own smile of love.
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7 6 7 6
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Hymn/Song Book
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BARTON (KOCHER)
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7 6 7 6
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